{"id":"CVE-2026-97970","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0.  Avoid a division by zero panic.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-369"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < db900bc7c0739e5505a84bebb1bff2c3f67860e3","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447f","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6","Linux >= e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 < 3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069","Linux 5.14"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:21.710","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97970","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db900bc7c0739e5505a84bebb1bff2c3f67860e3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97970.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97970"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541273"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97970"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97970"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97970.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00172,"epssPercentile":0.06597,"cvssSource":"vendor","ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.871Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97970","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0.  Avoid a division by zero panic.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-09-30 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97970.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":213335,"id":"CVE-2026-97970","ts":1790754695035,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":213334,"id":"CVE-2026-97970","ts":1790754695035,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}